Oklahoma - School-Age
Oklahoma
46th State (November 16, 1907), the west U.S
State Abbreviation: OK
Capital: Oklahoma City
Origin of name: From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red people.
Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things)
Nickname: Sooner State
Oklahoma State Symbols
Oklahoma: State Seal
Animal: The American Buffalo or Bison
Beverage: Milk
Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Children's Song: Oklahoma, My Native Land
Fiah: White Bass
Fish: Chinook SalmonFloral Emblem: Mistletoe
Flower: Oklahoma Rose (Hybrid Tea Rose)
Furbearer: Raccoon
Game Bird: Wild Turkey
Heritage Horse: Oklahoma Colonial Spanish Horse
Insect: Honeybee
Poem: Howdy Folks: The Official Will Rogers Poem Written by David Randolph Milsten
Reptile : Collared Lizard
Rock: Rose Rock (barite rose)
Soil: Oklahoma-Port
Song: Oklahoma
Tree: Redbud
Wildflower: Indian Blanket
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Things to Know
United States Senators from Oklahoma.
The Ozarks, also called the Ozark Mountains or Ozark Plateau is a geologic and highland region of northeastern Oklahoma and a small part of Kansas. It mostly lie in North Arkansas and South Missour between the between the Arkansas and Missouri rivers.
Map - Sections of the Ozarks.
Elevation map of the Ozarks.
Economy
Major Industries: farming, oil, natural gas
Oklahoma is one of the leaders in wheat and cattle production.
Other livestock products: chickens, eggs, hogs, milk, sheep, turkeys and fish. Oklahoma is one of the leaders in the production of wheat.
Other crops: Hay, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts, soybeans, peaches and pecans.
Famous Oklahomans
Geronimo (1829–1909), Native American leader
Black Kettle (?-1868 ) Cheyenne chief
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967), songwriter and folk musician
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995 ), Hall of Fame catcher
Maria Tallchief, Prima Ballerina
Will Rogers Birthplace in Oologah, Oklahoma.
Sylvan Nathan Goldman
The grocery shopping cart inventor.
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Things to Do
Oklahoma State Bird and State Flower Printable Color Page.
Oklahoma Flag Map color page
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher color page<
